विवर्त्तमेव धावन्ति निर्विवर्त्तानि सन्ति च । चिद्वेधितानि सर्वाणि क्षणात्पिण्डीभवन्ति च ॥ ३० ॥
vivarttamēva dhāvanti nirvivarttāni santi ca | cidvēdhitāni sarvāṇi kṣaṇātpiṇḍībhavanti ca || 30 ||
Translation
They run only towards appearance, yet remain free of change; pierced by awareness, all of them become solid in an instant.
Word by word
- vivarttam
- towards appearance
- ēva
- only
- dhāvanti
- they run
- nirvivarttāni
- free of change
- santi
- remain
- ca
- and, yet
- cid
- (cit) by awareness
- vēdhitāni
- pierced
- sarvāṇi
- all
- kṣaṇāt
- in an instant
- piṇḍībhavanti
- become solid
Meaning
The commentary: when the subtle elements have become gross in this way their subtle form is not lost, for the ground on which an appearance (vivarta) rests does not change. They move towards appearance, that is, they reach grossness by appearance, but in truth they stay in their own subtlest nature, without appearance. Being joined to changeless awareness, they become solid in a moment. If this grossness were a real change of the subtle elements, it would take time, as a pumpkin takes time to grow large. That an instant is enough is itself the sign that nothing has really changed.